Gelineau (Southern Connecticut State University) describes a rationale, based on recent research and educators' experiences, for integrating the arts into the elementary curriculum, and provides basic background, strategies, and activities for weaving the arts into content areas, along with lists of materials, directions, musical notations, and short plays, as well as lists of national standards. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Part I: THE POWER OF THE ARTS. 1. Arts in Education. 2. Exploring Creativity. Part II: THE ART FORMS. 3. Art. 4. Music. 5. Drama. 6. Dance. Part III: INTEGRATING THE ARTS. 7. Making Connections. Appendix A: Multiple Intelligences Survey. Appendix B: Summary of Musical Symbols.